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Predawn meaning

The period immediately preceding dawn.

Using Predawn

  • The main meaning on this page is: The period immediately preceding dawn.
  • In the example corpus, predawn often appears in combinations such as: the predawn, predawn hours, predawn meal.

Context around Predawn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

means 1× eastern 1× ferocious 1×

Often after:

hours 8× meal 2× attack 1× flights 1× chorus 1× skies 1× start 1× street 1× assault 1× darkness 1×

Sentence patterns with Predawn

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a ferocious predawn assault on 1× at the predawn start of 1× by the predawn chorus of 1× called one predawn and said 1× during the predawn hours in 1× during the predawn hours of 1× having a predawn meal before 1× having their predawn meal during 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 36 year 1× another er doctor 1× anti terror police 1× during the month 1× during the predawn 1× fire service and 1×

Common sentence endings:

after the attacks 1× and water fountains 1× as the perpetrator 1× chicago poilce said 1× eastern predawn skies 1× event in 1993 1×

Words around Predawn

Just before it in the word index:

predatory 277 predators 845 predator 505 predations 6 predation 156 predating 51

Just after it in the word index:

preddy 3 predeceased 308 predecessor 1.321 predecessors 656 predeclared 2 predefined 63

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 30 abike 30 ablative 30 absorber 30 accel 30 accelerometer 30

Corpus analysis for Predawn

  • In this selection, "predawn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, means, eastern, ferocious, hours, meal and attack stand out and add context to how "predawn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a ferocious predawn assault on and at the predawn start of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "predawn" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with predawn

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The predawn street festival became a formal event in 1993. (10 words)

Zach Bates, 22, at the predawn start of the Cocodona 250. (11 words)

Another ER doctor called one predawn and said: “Mr Sheff, you’d better get down here. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Fire service and police said a bus driver’s assistant was killed and another injured when unidentified miscreants set on fire a bus in a predawn attack at the Demra area on the outskirts of the city. (37 words)

Anti-terror police killed Abaaoud, Akrouh and Abaaoud's cousin Hasna Aitboulahcen in a ferocious predawn assault on Bendaoud's apartment the gritty Saint-Denis suburb north of Paris on November 18, five days after the attacks. (37 words)

Making it work often means predawn flights to another time zone, paying for a second apartment or hotel stays, or hopping on a plane or train impromptu to make a last-minute meeting with the boss. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A 36-year-old man is in critical condition after gunfire came through a front window in the predawn hours Saturday, striking him to the buttocks, Chicago poilce said.

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, usually having a predawn meal before the fast begin.

During the predawn hours of July 5, sheriff’s deputies received a report that Barlow had been fatally shot, and investigators went to the house, immediately identifying Stoot as the perpetrator.

Fire service and police said a bus driver’s assistant was killed and another injured when unidentified miscreants set on fire a bus in a predawn attack at the Demra area on the outskirts of the city.

Making it work often means predawn flights to another time zone, paying for a second apartment or hotel stays, or hopping on a plane or train impromptu to make a last-minute meeting with the boss.

Some 46 Palestinians were treated for wounds during the raid on the Askar refugee camp which took place in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

The morning songs of meadowlarks and Say’s phoebes have gone silent, and only roosters can be counted on, calling forth the apocalypse accompanied by the predawn chorus of sizzling insects.

Three of men broke through the ceiling of their detention room on Monday and attacked officers who were having their predawn meal during the Ramadan fasting month, Siregar said.

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In Indianapolis, nine people were injured — three of them critically — in the predawn hours Monday in a stabbing outside a strip mall, police said.

The 13 consecutive days of clouds are predicted to finally start to break this weekend, giving us a chance to look for Comet A3 in the eastern predawn skies.

Zach Bates, 22, at the predawn start of the Cocodona 250.

Quintin McCracken of Hemet was located and taken into custody without incident during the predawn hours in San Bernardino and later transferred to the Hemet City Jail.

The Airport Fire started in the same area as a small fire that began in the predawn hours.

The predawn street festival became a formal event in 1993.

Another ER doctor called one predawn and said: “Mr Sheff, you’d better get down here.

His body was found in the predawn hours Thursday outside the settlement where he was studying.

It was predawn, and Patrick Hennessey was driving to work in Orange County, Florida, when he spotted the pair huddled on the road.

Last year, immigrants routinely complained they were forced to line up in the predawn hours and stand virtually all day without shelter or access to restrooms and water fountains.

Anti-terror police killed Abaaoud, Akrouh and Abaaoud's cousin Hasna Aitboulahcen in a ferocious predawn assault on Bendaoud's apartment the gritty Saint-Denis suburb north of Paris on November 18, five days after the attacks.

Splashdown occurred in the predawn darkness on Dec. 27, bringing the incredible six-day journey to a close.

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Common combinations with predawn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "predawn" in a sentence?
An example: "A 36-year-old man is in critical condition after gunfire came through a front window in the predawn hours Saturday, striking him to the buttocks, Chicago poilce said." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "predawn" from authentic English texts.
What does "predawn" mean?
Predawn means: The period immediately preceding dawn.
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